Due to the spread of the new coronavirus, the governors of the three Kansai prefectures, including Osaka, requested the government to declare a state of emergency.
The government has decided to analyze and judge the number of newly infected people and the positive rate, saying that "it is an extremely difficult situation to issue a declaration."
The governors of the three prefectures of Osaka, Hyogo, and Kyoto met online with the Minister for Economic Revitalization Nishimura on the 9th, requesting that a state of emergency be declared, saying that further strengthening of measures is necessary to curb the spread of infection. did.
Minister Nishimura said, "We shared the recognition that it is an extremely difficult situation to issue a declaration," and the restaurant is open until 8 pm according to the Tokyo and other prefectures that are the subject of the declaration. I asked them to work on shortening the time.
Experts from the subcommittee on the infection situation in Osaka pointed out the need for scrutiny of the data, saying that "the increase is irregular and different from that in Tokyo, and it is difficult to draw a conclusion immediately." It has come out.
For this reason, the government will analyze the infection status, including the number of newly infected people and the positive rate, and make decisions while also assessing the status of securing beds.
We will also continue to analyze the situation in other areas where infections are rapidly increasing, such as Aichi and Gifu.
On the other hand, regarding the flow of people during commuting hours in Tokyo and other prefectures, the government analyzed the data on the 8th, which was the first day of the declaration, and found that there was no significant decrease, and continued to cooperate in promoting telework. I am going to call.